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Dun Anġ Seychell, who donated his home to a foundation he set up to care for people with disabilities, died recently at the age of 91.
The priest, affectionately known as “Dun Anġ”, was a champion of oppressed people and made it his life’s mission to provide a home for people with disabilities.
He donated his house in Żejtun to Fondazzjoni Nazareth, a foundation he set up to further his projects. Fondazzjoni Nazareth is his lasting legacy, providing an alternative family for physically or mentally disabled people who have no family or who cannot live with their biological family.
Sechel was born in Żejtun in 1933 and was ordained a priest at the age of 23.
He helped co-found Caritas and played a major role in establishing a home for retired and elderly clergy in Birkirkara.
But the priest was also a social activist who defended the poor, which was often reflected in his sharp articles published in newspapers. Dun Anġ was a regular contributor to sister paper Illum.
Setchell twice opposed the construction of a hotel on the Monksall Cliffs in Marsaskala because it would destroy the pristine countryside.
Soon after his death was announced on the Facebook page of Fondazzjoni Nazareth, tributes poured in for him.
President Miriam Spiteri-Debono described Deng Ane as a benefactor of society. She said: “We can only honour his memory if each of us does what we can to help those in need.”
Prime Minister Robert Abela said Dun Anġ dedicated his life to the “good of society” and his deeds would always be remembered.
“I am very happy to see that another of his projects, Dar San Franġisk in Žejtun, has come to fruition and is starting to be enjoyed by the disabled people he loved,” Abela said in a Facebook post.
Opposition leader Bernard Grech also paid tribute to Dun Anġ, describing him as a priest who always put the needs of others before his own.
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